Citronella

Name: Citronella
Brand: Sherwin-Williams

SW 6915 / Sherwin-Williams

#CBA901

A buttery, deep yellow shade providing a reliable foundation for layered colour stories.

Spec Sheet

Hex#CBA901

RGB203, 169, 1

HSL50°, 99%, 40%

On White 2.28:1 Fail

On Black 9.21:1 AAA

For AI Tools

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Use these colors for all components:

Background: #F4F3F1
Text: #211E12
Accent: #CBA901
Support: #727AA1
Neutral: #C9CEC0

Rules:
- Use Background for surfaces and canvas
- Use Ink for body text and icons
- Never use Accent as body text — contrast is too low
- Maintain 4.5:1 minimum contrast for normal text

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#F4F3F1 background RGB 244 243 241

#211E12 ink RGB 33 30 18

#CBA901 accent RGB 203 169 1

#727AA1 support RGB 114 122 161

#C9CEC0 neutral RGB 201 206 192

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CSS Variables

:root {
  --palette-background: #F4F3F1;
  --palette-ink: #211E12;
  --palette-accent: #CBA901;
  --palette-support: #727AA1;
  --palette-neutral: #C9CEC0;
}

Tailwind Config

{
  "palette-background": "#F4F3F1",
  "palette-ink": "#211E12",
  "palette-accent": "#CBA901",
  "palette-support": "#727AA1",
  "palette-neutral": "#C9CEC0"
}

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